7. And the women sang as they played and said, Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands.
8. And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him, and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?
9. And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10. And it came to pass on the next day that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, and David played with his hand as at other times, and there was a spear in Saul’s hand.
11. And Saul cast the spear, saying, I will smite David to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12. But Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him and had departed from Saul.
13. Therefore, Saul removed him from him and made him captain over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
14. And David behaved himself prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15. Therefore, when Saul saw that he behaved himself very prudently, he was afraid of him.
16. But all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them.
17. And Saul said to David, Behold I will give thee my elder daughter Merab to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said to himself, My hand shall not be against him, but the hand of the Philistines shall be against him.
18. And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel that I should be son-in-law to the king?
19. And it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David that she was given unto Adriel, the Meholathite, to wife.